Obama Reaffirmed US Strong Commitment
South Koreans watch TV news reporting about the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Incheon, South Korea, on Dec. 19, 2011. Kim Jong Il passed away on Dec. 17, DPRK’s official KCNA news agency reported on Monday. U.S. President Barack Obama held a phone […]
Tokyo Kim Jong-il Death News
A man watchs the news report of the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in a shop of Tokyo, Japan, on Dec. 19, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki> news@theasian.asia
New Delhi Christmas Decoration
Christmas decorations are seen in Ambience Mall in Vasant Kunj, south New Delhi, India, on Dec. 19, 2011. Many shops in New Delhi have been decorated for the upcoming Christmas. <Xinhua/Li Yigang> news@theasian.asia
Profile of Kim Jong-il
Feb. 1941 Born at Milyoung, Baekdu Mountain His father Kim Il-sung and mother Kim Jong-suk 1945 Back to settle in North Korea from the Soviet Union 1950-52 Went to China to study at the Jirin Academy Jul. 1961 Entered the Worker’s Party of Korea 1966 Central Committee Member Jun. 1973 Senior Manager of the Party’s […]
Pictures of the NK Leaders Unveiled
Pictures of the N Korean leaders unveiled The deceased South Korean pastor Moon Ik-hwan and his spouse and Park Yong-gil respectively took a picture with Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. AsiaN has recently obtained the promotional leaflet of Chilgol church in Pyeongyang. The top left photo of the leaflet is the scene of Moon Ik-hwan […]
Bangladesh Blasts···One Person Killed
A passenger bus was set on fire in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, on Dec. 18, 2011. One person was killed in a small bomb explosion in Dhaka Sunday morning, police said. The blast in Dhaka’s Motijheel commercial district was the result of a clash between the police and activists of Bangladesh’s main oppositional Nationalist Party, […]
NK Leader Kim Jong-il Dead
Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), passed away last Saturday at the age of 69 “from a great mental and physical strain,” the DPRK’s official KCNA news agency reported on Monday. Kim died “from a great mental and physical strain at 08:30 (2330 GMT Friday) Dec. 17, 2011, […]
Israel Releases 550 Palestine Prisoners
A freed Palestinian prisoner is greeted by relatives in Rafah border crossing in southern Gaza Strip on Dec. 18, 2011. Israel freed 550 Palestinian prisoners on Sunday evening in the second phase of a prisoner swap deal, while Hamas movement announced the Palestinian-Israeli agreement reached in October had been finalized. <Photo: Xinhua/Khaled Omar> news@theasian.asia
Dear HE Muto Masatoshi, the Japanese Ambassador to Korea
Your Excellency, As the end of year approaches, everyone moves at a fast pace to wrap up the rest of the year. I would like to express my respect to you for putting much effort for developing amicable relations between Korea and Japan. I would like to ask you for your understanding for openly delivering […]
Storm Hits Philippines, Appx. 500 Dead
A car is stuck in an entrance hall of a house after the tropical storm Washi hit the place in Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao Island in southern Philippines, Dec. 18, 2011. The death toll from tropical storm Washi (or local name Sendong) in the Philippines rose to 497, with 162 others still missing, the Philippine […]